2018 brought the promise of an improved offensive line for Louisville football for a multitude of reasons. With the departure of Lamar Jackson, UofL coaches sounded optimistic about the possibility of improved consistency from their skill position players, thus leading to immediate offensive line improvement. Additionally, Bobby Petrino brought in offensive line guru, and former Louisville O-Line coach Mike Summers. With the return of some veteran starters and key back-ups, the stars appeared to be aligning for the offensive line to turn things around.
But it didn’t. Not only did Louisville’s offensive line struggle in 2018, they got considerably worse.